High school on fire: violent protests by kids rock Chile

FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators take part in a protest called by students against the Chilean government to demand increased scholarships, better infrastructure in schools and changes to the public education system in Santiago, Chile May 27, 2022. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - As Chilean school kids start winter vacation, they leave behind a semester marked by violence. Several high schools around Santiago were taken over by students; one was set on fire while hooded youths clashed with police and burned city buses.

In June, the prestigious Internado Nacional Barros Arana (INBA) high school in Santiago was temporarily shut over "severe" violence, including the principal's office being set ablaze.